Should the military create a warrior class?

You are trolling, right? The prior responses have been a good read and a good education for any young soldier who is wondering how the army really works, so there are benefits to your trolling. When I was a young airborne infantry platoon leader and company XO I use to think, "those guys" up there are a bunch of idiots still fighting the last war (Vietnam). When I was an aviation assault company commander I use to think, we really need to be doing things my way. When I was an aviation attack battalion XO, I finally saw the big picture, particularly how it all fits together in a corps combined arms operation. All the pieces fit together well and it really is a "well oiled machine". There is no room in the "well oiled machine" for one part to say it is more important than another part. Even the financial clerks make the machine run smooth from way back in the rear.

Send them to Parris Island before BCT/AIT - team building the ole fashioned way. Out of survival.

I'll keep this simple without turning the subject into a rant. The military already has a Warrior Class. Every Soldier has his/her place. No one at the top can do its job without the security and support of everyone. Operational status is a goal that relies on a selection process. Every school in the Army has a selection process. It all boils down to how bad you want it and how far you are willing to go. Every Soldier is a member of the Warrior Class, all have different jobs to do.

I think those that work in jobs that seek contact with the enemy should be recognized, but as other respondents have stated, there already exist a number means to do so. From awards for valor and various symbols of service earned by going into combat or deployments, to peacetime recognition for volunteering for combat leadership courses, there is recognition. One thing that I think would definitely be good, if it does not currently exist, is a way for such Soldiers to complete a college degree or the majority thereof online while they are active duty so that if they choose not to stay in for a career, they will have an easier transition to the corporate world after. But yes, I hold those that volunteer to close with the enemy in a special regard. I also hold all the other Soldiers in high regard.

Hahahahaha I thought we already had one SFC (Join to see)

Respect is earned and not just given...Infantry has the Blue Cord, Airborne Maroon Beret, Ranger Tan Beret and SPECOPS Green Berets...Those identify Infantry...Also included in that is the CIB and EIB...Infantry is identified enough without having to go overboard...And a true warrior is a quiet one

I thought we were the Warrior Caste? Of course when you are surrounded by Bean Counters it seems they are what the Army is about.

I hear ya. No other branch wears a cord, the blue disks, or is authorized to earn a CIB. No badge goes above a CIB/EIB. I think respect is given.

NO...Combat Arms should not be treated in a "higher regard"...do you have any idea how many non-combat arms soldiers it takes to keep one infantryman trained, equipped & fed? last I checked it was about a 12 to 1 ratio

two inches of tears in the Pentagon from Pogs whining all over the Pentagon.